romp+(verb)

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• romp´er — romp «romp», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to play in a rough, boisterous way; rush, tumble, and punch in play: »boys and girls romping together and running after one another (Samuel Butler). 2. a) to run or go rapidly and with little effort, as in racing …   Useful english dictionary

• romp — ► VERB 1) play about roughly and energetically. 2) informal achieve something easily. 3) (romp home/in) informal finish as the easy winner of a race or other contest. 4) informal engage in sexual activity. ► NOUN 1) a spell of romping …   English terms dictionary

• romp — /rɒmp / (say romp) verb (i) 1. to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner. 2. to run or go rapidly and without effort, as in racing. –noun 3. a romping frolic. 4. a swift, effortless pace. –phrase 5. romp home (or in), to win easily.… …  

• romp through — To do (something) quickly and easily • • • Main Entry: ↑romp * * * ˈromp ˌthrough [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they romp through he/she/it …   Useful english dictionary

• romp ahead — ˌromp a ˈhead [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they romp ahead he/she/it romps ahead present participle romping ahead past tense romped ahead …   Useful english dictionary

• romp — verb 1》 play about roughly and energetically. 2》 informal achieve something easily.     ↘(romp home/in) finish as the easy winner of a race or other contest. 3》 informal engage in sexual activity, especially illicitly. noun 1》 a spell of romping …   English new terms dictionary

• romp — verb Syn: play, frolic, frisk, gambol, skip, prance, caper, cavort …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• romp — [[t]rɒ̱mp[/t]] romps, romping, romped 1) VERB Journalists use romp in expressions like romp home, romp in, or romp to victory, to say that a person or horse has won a race or competition very easily. [V adv/prep] Mr Foster romped home with 141… …   English dictionary

• romp — romp1 [ ramp ] verb intransitive if children or animals romp, they play or move around in a lively and often noisy way romp home/to victory MAINLY JOURNALISM to win something such as a race or competition very easily romp ,through phrasal verb… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• romp — I UK [rɒmp] / US [rɑmp] verb [intransitive] Word forms romp : present tense I/you/we/they romp he/she/it romps present participle romping past tense romped past participle romped if children or animals romp, they play or move around in a lively… …   English dictionary

• romp — 1 verb (I) 1 (always + adv/prep) to play in a noisy way, especially by running, jumping etc (+ around/about): They could hear the children romping around upstairs. 2 romp home if someone or something, especially a horse in a race, romps home,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English